Roger Capron, "L'Herbier, " Tiled Top Coffee Table 1960s

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A wonderful Roger Capron tiled coffee table with handcrafted rectangular tiles beautifully inscribed with a botanical motif and a simple, … more A wonderful Roger Capron tiled coffee table with handcrafted rectangular tiles beautifully inscribed with a botanical motif and a simple, elegant, iron base. Signed R Capron, c1960s.

French ceramist Roger Capron was born in Vincennes in 1922. He studied at Paris’s School of Applied Arts, graduating in 1943 and working for a time as an art teacher.

In 1946, Capron moved to Vallauris in the south of France and co-founded the Atelier Callis ceramics workshop along with ceramists Robert Picault (1919-2000) and Jean Derval (1925-2010). The town of Vallauris, located along the Cote d'Azur, was widely known for its pottery production dating back to Roman times. In the postwar years, the town experienced a pottery renaissance, as a number of artists—including Picasso—flocked there to work with the ancient materials and techniques. less